The Beauty of Beginning Strings

Art Show | written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER Royle School orchestra members (from left) Max Hall, Henry Haller, Anay Sinha, Reese Halvorsen and Teagan Farley Is there anything more beautiful than beginning strings? If you listen … Read more here…

The Art of Writing: Community Counts

Art Show | written by: TESSA WEGERT Connecticut authors Lynne (Liv) Constantine, Tessa Wegert, and Wendy Walker talk thrillers at a Darien Library event. We’ve all heard it said: Art is a lonely endeavor. The artist … Read more here…

Life as Art

Art Show | written by: PAMELA DEY VOSSLER Just as we color each day with our thoughts, relationships and activities—from the simple to the many layered, so do we create a life worth capturing, things we … Read more here…

Scene and Heard: Summer Music in our Area

Art Show | written by: CARL TRAUTMANN   |  photos by: KYLE NORTON If you are doing some “staycationing“ in Darien this summer and have a hankering to hear some music, there are plenty of great … Read more here…

DAP THAT!

Breakdancing in Darien Art Show | written by: Pamela Dey Vossler / photos by: BAMBI RIEGEL | riegelpictureworks.com from left: Eli Johnston, Oliver Castellanos, Freddy, Stella Paquette, Xander Tidrick in the Dance on the DL Studio Just … Read more here…

Following Your Art 

Art Show | written by: CAROLE CLAPS with PAMELA DEY VOSSLER  SDY alum James Lapine (center) in SDY’s The Music Man. He would go on to become a Theatre Hall of Fame director, playwright, screenwriter and … Read more here…

The Art of Landscape Design

Art Show | written by: CAROL GUTHRIE left: How to carve a fabulous, three-level space from a weedy, amorphous slope right: The slope before / / photographs courtesy: Carol Guthrie All good art comes down to … Read more here…

Theatre 308: Behind the Curtain

Art Show | written by: KATIE KOSLOW Theatre 308 is Darien High School’s award-winning theater program. “308,” as it’s known, produces two mainstage productions each year including a fall drama and a spring musical, as well … Read more here…

Fine Art in Darien

Art Show | written by: DARIENMAGAZINECT.COM STAFF  |  paintings courtesy: GEARY GALLERY FISH ISLAND by Peter Arguimbau John Frederick Kensett, world-famous master of luminism in American landscape painting, called Darien one of the finest coastlines in … Read more here…